Orchid Island Capital (ORC) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Feb 2013, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Orchid Island Capital (ORC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $4,959 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -6.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Feb 2013, $10,000 became $6,452 reinvested (-3.2% a year), or $10,248 taking the dividends as cash, $9,585 of it paid out along the way.
ORC became
$6,452
S&P 500: $62,929
Return a year
-3.2%
S&P 500: 14.4%
Payouts reinvested
$22,605
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Worst drop
-68.2%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Feb 2013 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ORC total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −21.8% | $1,291 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +12.7% | $1,494 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +9.9% | $1,231 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −3.1% | $1,273 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −44.3% | $1,442 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +0.1% | $1,949 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +4.7% | $1,659 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +6.7% | $1,742 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −20.3% | $1,694 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +1.1% | $2,270 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +28.1% | $1,934 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −9.7% | $1,854 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +18.0% | $1,772 | +13.5% |
| 2013 (part) | +0.5% | $1,001 | +24.3% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ORC total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Orchid Island Capital (ORC) at the end of Feb 2013, with dividends reinvested, was worth $6,452 at the end of Oct 2026: -3.2% a year, against $62,929 (14.4% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ORC turned $10,000 into $4,959 with dividends reinvested, -6.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ORC returned -13.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ORC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,248, including $9,585 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- ORC's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (28.1%) and its worst 2022 (-44.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Orchid Island Capital (ORC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ORC/total-return
ORC total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ORC 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $4,959 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -6.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $912 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ORC's total return since Feb 2013?
-35% in total, or -3.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 93%.
What was ORC's worst year?
2022, at -44.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -68.2%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.